Nia Jax
Australian-American professional wrestler (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian-American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax. She is a former one-time Raw Women's Champion and a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (both times with Shayna Baszler).
Nia Jax | |
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Birth name | Savelina Fanene |
Born | (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 39) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Alma mater | Cal State San Marcos |
Relatives | Dwayne Johnson (second cousin) |
Family | Anoaʻi |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Lina[1] Lina Fanene[2] Nia Jax Zada[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 240 lb (109 kg)[4] |
Billed from | San Diego, California[3] |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center[3] |
Debut | May 7, 2015[1] |
Fanene signed with WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to the developmental brand NXT. She made her debut in May 2015 under the ring name Zada, which was changed to Nia Jax in August that year. As part of the 2016 WWE Draft, she was promoted to the main roster. Fanene was released from her WWE contract in November 2021, but after a brief appearance at the Royal Rumble in January 2023, she re-signed with the company, making her return in September.